SAS® OnDemand for Academics

SAS® software in the cloud – for free!

Get free access to powerful SAS software for statistical analysis, data mining and forecasting. Point-and-click functionality means there's no need to program. Like to program? You can do that, too. Either way, you'll advance your analytical skills, which will help secure your future.

Getting Started

To get started with SAS OnDemand for Academics: Studio, all you need to do is send the link to your students. The software isn't gated, so they can start using it right away.

To get started with all other SAS OnDemand for Academics offerings, register your course. We'll send you an email containing instructions that you can share with your students on how they can register and access the software.

Resources Included With All SAS OnDemand for Academics Offerings

Free teaching and curriculum development materials – everything you need to teach a course using SAS.

Powerful analytical software. For free!

Use the most up-to-date statistical and quantitative methods whenever and wherever you are. With SAS OnDemand for Academics, you get the same world-class analytics software used by more than 84,000 business, government and university sites around the world – including 94 of the top 100 companies on the Fortune Global 500®.

Easy access, easy setup.

Whether you're a professor, teacher, student or independent learner, you can get easy access to powerful SAS software via the cloud. Setup is easy, too. After you get set up, a broadband internet connection is all you'll need to run the best analytics software in the world.

Be a part of something bigger.

Not only will you have the world’s leading analytical software at your fingertips, but you'll also become a part of the SAS Analytics U community. In this online community, you can access tutorials and other valuable resources for teaching and learning SAS. Connect with fellow SAS users to ask questions, share ideas and best practices, collaborate on projects and get peer support. And interact with users through social media channels to stay connected and in the know.

Fill the skills gap.

By 2018, demand for workers skilled in analytics could outpace supply by 60 percent – that's 1.6 million jobs.* And a recent Monster.com article, “Job Skills That Lead to Bigger Paychecks,” named SAS as the skill that nets the biggest paycheck. If you’re a student or independent learner, knowing SAS is a great way to safeguard your future. If you’re a teacher or professor, teaching SAS is a great way to attract top students and equip tomorrow’s workers with the skills they’ll need to succeed.